Repetition of verb
Hi Teachers,
Even while (I was) walking towards my house, I was preoccupied with office-related matters.
Can we just write 'Even while walking' instead of 'even while I was walking', can we avoid 'I was' because it is being written in the second half of the sentence anyway?
Thank you, Teachers.
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anonymous Can we just write 'Even while walking' instead of 'even while I was walking' ...? Yes. The -ing form of a verb can come after certain subordinators, namely, when, after, before, while, since, until, if, unless, and although .
- anonymous Can we just write 'Even while walking' instead of 'even while I was walking' ...?
- Yes.
- The -ing form of a verb can come after certain subordinators, namely, when, after, before, while, since, until, if, unless, and although .
- It happens more frequently with the first five listed above.
- CJ
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anonymousCan we just write 'Even while walking' instead of 'even while I was walking' ...?
Yes.
The -ing form of a verb can come after certain subordinators, namely,
when, after, before, while, since, until, if, unless, and although.
It happens more frequently with the first five listed above.
CJ
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